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Gazipur city election ends amid allegations of rigging, vandalism
The Gazipur city polls have come to an end amid allegations of rigging and irregularities.
Published : 26 June 2018, 10:50 AM
Updated : 26 June 2018, 01:22 PM
Voting was postponed at nine polling stations amid allegations of irregularities, according to election officials.
The allegations of casting fake votes and obstruction of BNP polling agents by activists of the ruling Awami League sparked some incidents of vandalism in the city area.
But the election was largely peaceful.
Gazipur residents exercised their voting rights at 245 centres to elect a mayor for five years.
As many as 256 candidates contested for 57 general councillor posts while 84 fought for 19 councillor posts reserved for women.
Though candidates of six parties and one independent aspirant ran for the mayoral post, the main battle took place between the ruling Awami League’s Jahangir Alam and the BNP’s Hasan Uddin Sarker.
Security measures were taken to ensure a free, fair and neutral election. A total of 16,000 members of the police, RAB, BGB, Ansar and different law enforcement agencies were deployed to maintain law and order.
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